Joomla! Datafeeds Component "controller" Local File Inclusion Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA39360

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/39360/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been discovered in the Datafeeds component for
Joomla!, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose
sensitive information.

Input passed via the "controller" parameter to index.php (when
"option" is set to "com_datafeeds") is not properly verified before
being used to include files. This can be exploited to include
arbitrary files from local resources via directory traversal
sequences and URL-encoded NULL bytes.

The vulnerability is confirmed in build 880. Other versions may also
be affected.

SOLUTION:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly verified.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
AntiSecurity